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Nov. 27 1923.

G. W. PETERSON ET AL' GARTER CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 1921 WITNESSES ,4 TTOR/VEYS Patented Nov. 27, 1923..

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE L GUST WTLLIAM PETERSON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AND JAMES 1.

YENETIS, F ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY.

GARTER CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed December 6, 1921. Serial No. 520,322.

To all whom 2'2 may concern."

Be it known that we, GUST W. PETERSON and JAMES P. YENETIS, citizens, of the United States, and residents, respectively, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, and Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and limproved Garter Construction, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention. relates to a garter con-. struction. An objectof the invention is to provide a simple, economically manufactured, durable clasp for garters.

Another object resides in the'provisionof means whereby the -usual limb-encircling bands of flexible material can be simply and easily applied to the clasp and whereby the hosiery to be gripped by the clasp can be quickly and easily attached to and detached therefrom.

A further object resides in the particular construction and arrangement of arts which are hereinafter described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings, of which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the garter, showing the clasp complete with the co-operating members.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the plate showing the parts in the position in which the hosiery is attached to the plate.

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the parts if in the position they assume when the hosiery 'iseither being attached to or removed from the plate.

1Eljig. 4c is a perspective View of the clasp ta Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken through the clas plate showing particularly the connection between-the plate and the limb-encircling bands. t

The form of application of the invention shown inv the drawings is a preferred form, although various changes can be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

As shown in the drawings, the. invention comprises a clasp plate 1 made of any suitable material, preferably celluloid, imitation ivory or other similiar material, of any suitable shape. The plate as shown in the drawings is somewhat pear-shaped with the larger part disposed above the smaller portion. The plate at its upper end isprovided with oppositely disposed openings 2 and 2, a lower vertically disposed tapered slot 3, and a smaller aperture 4 disposed above the tapered slot 3. This plate 1 cooperates with a. band 5, preferably of flexible material, to encircle the limb of the wearer, and having an end portion 6 which is permanently looped through the opening 2. An adjustable buckle 7 is disposed near the other end 8' of the hand 5. This end 8 is connected to a latch member 9 having a, hook portion 10. This latch member 9 may be made of any suitable material but is preferably made of material similar to that of which the plate 1 is constructed.

Through the small aperture 4 ahead 11 of a tab member 12 is adapted permanently to extend, this head and the tab 12 being formed of some firm but flexible material such asv rubber, the lower end of the tab member 12 being provided with a smaller projecting head portion 13 whichis adapted to extend and lie in the lower end of the tapered slot 3.- This tab member is normally disposed in the position shown in Fig. 2 with respect to the flexibleplate 1 but canv be moved to theposition shown in Fig. 3 to permit of the insertionof the hosiery fabric in. the well-known manner. The fabric of the hosiery is designated by the numeral 14, the portion 15 of which is adapted to be gripped bythe lower head 13 of the tab 12 in the tapered slot 3.

To apply this garter to the limb of the wearer, is merely necessary to hook the portion 10 of the plate 9 through the aper-- ture 2' thefiexible band 5 having been adjusted to the size of the limb so a snug fit will result. The upper end of the hosiery or other fabric to be gripped is placed back of the slot 3 with the tab plate 12 in the position shown in Fig. 3 so that the head 13 is out of the slot. By forcing the head 13 into the slot-at its larger end and then moving it down in a. well-known manner to the smaller end of the slot 3, the fabric is arters which can be applied to and removed mm the limb of the wearer With. the utmost economy of time and energy.

ll/ hat We claim is: r A. garter construction which includes a. pear-shaped clasp plate having the narrow end disposed normally downward, said plate having a pair of apertures at its upper opposite corners to receive limb-encircling fabric or elastic and also having a tapered aperture near its lower end, as Well as a oen= inreeee tral aperture, a tab of heavy flexible material, having a projecting head on each end, the head on one end of which is disposed in the central aperture, the body portion of the tab being disposed along the rear face of the plate, and the projecting head on the other end of the: flexible tab extending into the tapered slot to grip the fabric therein.

GUST WILLIAM PETERSUN. JAMES P. YENETIS. 

